Education

The Lancaster County School District has announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children served in schools under the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. Local school officials have adopted the household size and income criteria for determining eligibility starting July 1 as seen in the accompanying table.

More than 40 kids attended Mount Carmel AME Zion Church’s Motivated Reading program on Tuesday.
In its fifth year, the free event targets students from kindergarten to 12th grade.
Program coordinator Tammie White said the church has always been interested in getting students to read.
“Teachers stress during the summer months that students need to read,” White said. “We’re trying to keep them motivated.”

Registration dates have been set for the 2017-18 school year.
No general school fees will be charged this year, although fees may be charged for activities such as band, driver education, clubs and yearbooks.
School insurance will not be on sale during registration.

Indian Land Elementary School’s cafeteria was buzzing with laughter and long conversations as old friends gathered for the 2017 Indian Land alumni reunion June 25.

The parking lot was packed as people arrived to bring in covered potluck dishes. J.O. McCorkle, an 80-year-old Indian Land native from the class of 1958, stood proudly by the tea jugs as people walked past him.

“I made all the tea here,” McCorkle said. “So, if you want, you can just call me the tea-maker.”

Two Indian Land Middle School teachers were named teachers of the year for S.C. Veterans of Foreign Wars District 5 and American Legion Post 250.

James Logan was named the VFW District 5 Teacher of the Year, and Kailee Ann Rose was named the American Legion Post 250 Teacher of the Year. Both teach special education at ILMS, where both have taught for three years.

It was the perfect day to harvest their fourth year of honey – close to July but not so late that the honey becomes bitter.

Debra Huey, a Lancaster High job-transition coach, and her family walked to their eight beehives last Sunday and took out all of the frames, which were full of honey and had a wax layer on top.
Huey said she’s always been interested in how smart bees are.
“My grandfather was a beekeeper,” she said. “I was always amazed and so fascinated by the hives.”